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An Actor Prepares

Paperback • 1936 • English • 1. edition

An Actor Prepares

By Konstantin Stanislavsky

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About the book

This work is the first volume of Stanislavski's trilogy on the art of acting; it explains the art of acting in semi-fiction form. Fusing psychological realism and expressionism, his exploratory exercises teach actors to evoke past emotions that draw out their vulnerability. Stanislavski here introduces such concepts as the "magic if," "emotion memory," the "unbroken line" and many more now famous rehearsal aids. This classic manual is written from the viewpoint of fictional actors taking lessons...Show more

Theatre studies
Acting techniques
Theatre direction and production

Book details

ISBN

9780878309832

Publisher

Theatre Arts

Published year

1936

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

An Actor Prepares

Format

Paperback

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